Thank you Houston and Jonathan!

Santa Claus didn’t skip Chesapeake’s Kids this year, working directly through elves Houston Guettner and Jonathan Goldstein. Houston, of Kingston, Tennessee, heard about our Music Project and decided to donate one of his violins to our cause. He took the violin to Jonathan Goldstein, a luthier and owner of The String Workshop in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to make sure it was in good condition to play. After telling Jonathan about our mission to provide gently-used musical instruments to our Title 1 schools so that more children could participate in the orchestra program, Jonathan decided to make a donation of his own – five violins with cases and bows!

Thank you so much to Houston and Jonathan for providing us six violins to help us bring the gift of music to the children of Chesapeake!

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Chesapeake’s Kids

The mission of Chesapeake’s Kids is to enrich the lives of children in need in the city of Chesapeake.

We are inspired by this quote of John Wesley:

“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.”

Partnership with Chesapeake Youth Foundation

We are excited to announce that we have joined forces with the Chesapeake Youth Foundation to support the children of Chesapeake. The CYF exists to support the city's comprehensive plan for Chesapeake's youth and families through "advocacy, education and investing in resources for youth and family programming". In addition to becoming part of the great CYF team, as a result of this alliance we can now accept tax-deductible donations to Chesapeake's Kids!

Thoughts About Serving Others

“Even the smallest act of caring for another person is like a drop of water -it will make ripples throughout the entire pond...”

Jessy and Bryan Matteo

“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”

Booker T. Washington

"One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served.”

Gordon Hinckley

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

Charles Dickens

"No man is so tall as when he stoops to help a child."

Abraham Lincoln

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go."

Dr. Seuss

"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall."

Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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A Note from Norfolk Highlands Primary

I just wanted to say thank you very much from all the students and teachers at Norfolk Highlands Primary for the free books you provided our students this month. They had a great time picking out their books and are thoroughly enjoying reading them. Your organization has truly blessed our school.